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If you thought U.S. prosecution of marijuana laws seemed borderline fascist, you probably haven’t been to the Ukraine, where the plant is strictly outlawed — and any attempt to grow, possess, or distribute it is meant with swift punishment.
The most recent crackdown on these Russian dispensaries was led by none other than the Sith Lord himself, complete with stormtroopers and gas bombs. The end result is pretty entertaining, if only because these stormtroopers come across as even bigger assholes than the ones in the movies.
The video starts with Darth Vader finishing up his pep talk to the troops, waving to kids and then leading his stormtrooopers through smoke shop doors. Shouting “For the Emperor!” and “Where are the drugs?!” they then proceed to knock contraband off all the counters and shove them into a plastic container so they can take them back to base and do extensive research on them.
According to RT.com, a collective known as The Internet Party of Ukraine uses Star Wars outfits to represent themselves in such acts of anarchy, so, by the word of Emperor Palpatine himself, they can “mercilessly and irreversibly cut the knot of drug dealing: to destroy the shops selling smoking blends and other powders.” (Upon close-up, there’s no way they could have put all the substances in there- or at least it really looked that way).
The stormtroopers must have Death Star-sized balls, because their last raid was actually on the Ukraine Ministry of Information. No word on exactly how they managed that, or what the consequences are, but with a guy like Putin in charge, it probably won’t be long before KGB agents come knocking. Judging by the video, it looks like these guys could hold their own. The shop owner, meanwhile, calls in Russian police at the end — though it doesn’t sound like much came of it.
Jeff Nau – who has written 1264 posts on The Jace Hall Show.
Jeff Nau is a main contributor to the Jace Hall Show covering pop culture and music trends in the nerd community. He has contributed to San Diego City Beat, 944, and Ill Literature, amongst others, and spends his spare time working as an artist and photographer.

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